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American History Review Version 2

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This man led the American Army and kept them unified, utilized guerrilla tactics, and avoided direct conflicts that may have destroyed the army.
a)
George Washington
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Lord Cornwallis
2.

A type of military action using small mobile irregular forces to carry out surprise tactics against regular forces

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Guerrilla Warfare

c)

Siege

d)

Mercenaries

3.

Which battle was the turning point of the war for the Patriots?

a)

Battle of Cowpens

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Lexington & Concord

d)

Battle of Charleston

4.

Why was Saratoga important ? (Pick 3)

a)

Turning Point

b)

George Washington was victorious

c)

Much needed victory

d)

The French became our allies

5.
What country joined the American side after the Battle of Saratoga?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Germany
d)
Britain
6.
also known as Loyalists
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-federalists
c)
Tories
d)
Patriots
7.
fighters who work in small groups to make hit-and-run attacks
a)
guerilla
b)
civilian
c)
privateer
d)
cavalry
8.

What was another name for these British soldiers?

a)

patriots

b)

loyalists

c)

redcoats

d)

Minutemen

9.
This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament.
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Yes man
d)
Neutral
10.
This type of colonist was ready for rebellion and the fight for independence.
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Neutral
d)
British 
11.

What was not an advantage of Britain during the war?

a)

More soldiers

b)

More money

c)

Larger Navy

d)

More knowledge of the land and Geography

12.

In the American Revolution, which side had the advantage of leadership?

a)

America

b)

England

13.

In the American Revolution, which side had the advantage in military size?

a)

America

b)

England

14.

In the American Revolution, which side had the advantage of fighting on home ground?

a)

America

b)

England

15.

In the American Revolution, which side had the advantage of shooting accuracy?

a)

America

b)

England

16.

In the American Revolution, which side had the advantage of military power?

a)

America

b)

England

17.

In the American Revolution, which side had the disadvantage of inexperience?

a)

America

b)

England

18.

In the American Revolution, which side had the disadvantage of no money?

a)

America

b)

England

19.

In the American Revolution, which side had the disadvantage of poor communications and long supply line?

a)

America

b)

England

20.

In the American Revolution, which side had the disadvantage of shortages of supplies?

a)

America

b)

England

21.
A tax on liquor led to the ____, which marked the first time the government sent troops to fight American citizens.
a)
Shays' Rebellion
b)
Pennsylvania tax rebellion
c)
Whiskey Rebellion
d)
Farmer Rebellion
22.
Who started the Whiskey Rebellion
a)
Western farmers
b)
Northern farmers
c)
Southern farmers 
d)
Eastern farmers
23.
Where did the Whiskey Rebellion take place?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Georgia
c)
New York
d)
Pennsylvania
24.
1755-1804 He was an American Statesman and member of the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, author of the Federalist Papers, first Secretary of Treasury under George Washington, developed the Bank of the US
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Federalist Party
d)
Democratic-Republican Party
25.
1794 A protest of small farmers in Pennsylvania against new taxes on whiskey
a)
Bank of the United States
b)
French Revolution
c)
Whiskey Rebellion
d)
Political Parties
26.

Rebellion in 1794 by farmers in western Pennsylvania against the tax on whiskey.

a)

Battle of Fallen Timbers

b)

Whiskey Rebellion

c)

French Revolution

27.

Which branch of the government can veto laws (legislation)?

a)

Executive (President)

b)

Legislative (Congress)

c)

Judicial (Supreme Court)

28.

Which branch of government has the most power?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

d)

None silly... they are all equal.

29.

What document defines the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the national government.

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

30.

Each of the three branches of the national government limits the exercise of power by the other two branches.

a)

Checks & Balances

b)

Veto Process

c)

Bicameral

d)

Federalism

31.
Why were checks and balances necessary?
a)
Prevent any branch from becoming more powerful than the others
b)
Prevent the judicial branch from becoming more powerful than the executive
c)
Prevent the executive from being more powerful than the judicial
d)
Prevent the legislature from controlling the judical and the executive branches
32.
Shay's Rebellion started as a protest against
a)
unfair taxes and farmer debt
b)
the death penalty
c)
no judicial system
d)
debtors' prisons
33.

To stop a bill from becoming law

a)

Ratify

b)

Amend

c)

Veto

d)

Protest

34.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between--
a)
Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
d)
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
35.

The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on _______.

a)

population of each state.

b)

number of state delegates.

c)

one state, one vote

d)

delegates appointed by the president.

36.

The New Jersey Plan wanted representation based on _______.

a)

population of each state.

b)

number of state delegates.

c)

one state, one vote

d)

delegates appointed by the president.

37.
The Supremacy Clause states that 
a)
state laws are superior to federal laws
b)
federal laws are superior to state laws
c)
expressed powers are superior to implied powers
d)
Alabama is superior to Auburn
38.
The division of power between a central government and state governments is called
a)
The United States
b)
the Supremacy Clause
c)
the Necessary and Proper Clause
d)
federalism
39.
This branch makes laws
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Postal Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
d)
Judicial Branch
40.
The branch carries out(executes) laws.
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Postal
d)
Judicial
41.
This branch interprets laws 
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Postal
d)
Judicial
42.
The judicial branch is made up ___.
a)
departments and agencies 
b)
lobbyists
c)
electors
d)
federal courts
43.
The exective branch is led or headed by the ___.
a)
Justices
b)
Senators
c)
President
d)
Represenatives 
44.
The legislative branch is made up of ___.
a)
federal courts
b)
Congress
c)
magistrates
d)
departments and agencies
45.
What was the goal of the 3/5th's Compromise?
a)
To get states to buy slaves
b)
To get rid of slavery
c)
To get the states to agree to the Constitution
d)
To get states to reject the Constitution
46.
The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan were trying to answer the question...
a)
"Should slaves be counted for representation and taxation?
b)
"How should states be represented in Congress?"
47.

The first American government, which was in place during the Revolutionary War and for almost 10 years afterwards, was the _____________.

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Continental Congress

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Philadelphia Convention

48.

To settle the disagreement of how to count slaves in the population, the delegates created the _____________

a)

3/5 Compromise

b)

Connecticut Compromise

c)

Missouri Compromise

49.

Under the Three-Fifths compromise, which individuals counted as 3/5 of a free person when a census was taken?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Slaves

c)

Women

d)

None of the Above

50.

An Anti Federalist believed...

a)

There should be a weak central government

b)

There should be a powerful central government

51.

An anti-federalist

a)

Supported checks and balances, separation of powers

b)

Wanted the executive branch to have ultimate power

52.

An Anti Federalist believed...

a)

There should be a weak central government

b)

There should be a powerful central government

53.

A federalist....

a)

Wanted a strong Executive Branch- Executive Branch has more authority than the other branches of government.

b)

Supported the idea of Checks and Balances

54.

Judicial Branch has the power to...

a)

Create Laws

b)

Enforce Laws

c)

Judge Laws

55.

Executive Branch has the power too

a)

Create Laws

b)

Enforce Laws

c)

Judge Laws

56.

Legislative Branch has the ability to....

a)

Create Laws

b)

Enforce Laws

c)

Judge laws

57.

Who makes up our Congress?

a)

The Senate and House of Representatives

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

The President and his crew

58.

Who represented the Judicial Branch?

a)

President

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

59.

Who would represent the Legislative Branch?

a)

President

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

60.

Who would represent the Executive Branch?

a)

The President

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

61.

Which compromise included the agreement that slaves would be counted as 3/5 of a person?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

Three Fifths Compromise

c)

Slave Trade Compromise

d)

Commerce Compromise

62.

Which compromise included the agreement that Congress could not do anything about importing slaves for 20 years (1808)?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

Three Fifths Compromise

c)

Slave Trade Compromise

d)

Commerce Compromise

63.

Which compromise included the agreement that slaves were considered property and were taxed?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

Three Fifths Compromise

c)

Slave Trade Compromise

d)

Commerce Compromise

64.

Which was the main issue for The Three Fifths Compromise?

a)

Number of Representatives for Each State

b)

Do slaves count in population?

c)

Should we stop bringing slaves into the United States?

d)

Can the government place tariffs on imports and exports?

65.

Which was the main issue for The Slave Trade Compromise?

a)

Number of Representatives for Each State

b)

Do slaves count in population?

c)

Should we stop bringing slaves into the United States?

d)

Can the government place tariffs on imports and exports?

66.

Which compromise included the agreement that there would be 3 branches of government; executive, judicial, and legislative?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

Three Fifths Compromise

c)

Slave Trade Compromise

d)

Commerce Compromise

67.

Which compromise included the agreement that there would be two houses of government where the lower house was based on population and the upper house got two votes per state?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

Three Fifths Compromise

c)

Slave Trade Compromise

d)

Commerce Compromise

68.

Coming into the Great Compromise, which state wanted two houses based on population?

a)

Virginia

b)

New Jersey

69.

Coming into the Great Compromise, which state wanted one house and wanted each state to have only one vote?

a)

Virginia

b)

New Jersey

70.

What was sent from Europe to Africa?

a)

Manufactured Goods

b)

Gold and Slaves

c)

Raw Materials

d)

Iron products such as guns

71.

What ocean did the triangular trade flow across?

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Arctic

d)

Atlantic

72.

What was the first leg of Triangular Trade?

a)

England to America

b)

America to England

c)

England to Africa

d)

Africa to America

73.

What was the second leg of Triangular Trade?

a)

England to America

b)

America to England

c)

England to Africa

d)

Africa to America

74.

What was the third leg of Triangular Trade?

a)

England to America

b)

America to England

c)

England to Africa

d)

Africa to America

75.
Where in the colonies did slavery first start? 
a)
Georgia 
b)
New Jersey 
c)
Virginia 
d)
Slavery did not start until after the Revolution 
76.

What was the MAIN reason that the Spanish and the Portuguese stopped using Native American Indians as slaves?

a)

They felt sorry for the Natives

b)

The Natives were dying from diseases

c)

The natives were rebelling and killing the Europeans

d)

The Natives were allergic to tobacco

77.
The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to...
a)
Work on plantations
b)
Work on the railroad
c)
Work building houses
d)
Work building ships
78.

What was salutary neglect?

a)

Britain was strictly controlling the colonies

b)

Britain left the colonies to govern themselves

c)

Britain sent an army to the colonies

d)

Britain sold the colonies to France

79.

A system in which the king tried to increase his nation's wealth by having colonies only trade with the mother country.

a)

triangular trade

b)

cash crop

c)

joint stock company

d)

mercantilsim

80.
a widespread refusal to buy goods as a form of protest is called a(n):
a)
smuggling
b)
strike
c)
boycott
81.

These acts placed a tax only on imported goods like paper, glass, tea, and lead.

a)

The Intolerable Acts

b)

The Coercive Acts

c)

The Townshend Acts

d)

Writs of Assistance

82.

How did colonists respond to the Acts and Taxes?

a)

The continued to smuggle

b)

They ignored the taxes

c)

They protested and boycotted British goods

d)

All of the above

83.

What is described below?

– Colonies served as a market for British goods

– Colonies provided raw materials for Britain

– Certain colonial goods were sold only to England or other British colonies

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Causes of Pontiac's Rebellion

c)

Effects of the Townshend Acts

d)

Isolationism

84.

What else did the Sugar act make ILLEGAL?

a)

yelling at the British troops

b)

calling your mom

c)

trading with non-British people

d)

selling Tea

85.

Who did the King feel should pay for the war?

a)

British

b)

colonists

c)

Spain

86.
The Pilgrims were a group of Protestants who wanted to seperate from the Church of England.
a)
True
b)
False
87.
Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
a)
to farm
b)
to have freedom of religion
c)
to dane
88.
What is a colony?
a)
A country that controls another country.
b)
Land controlled by another country.
c)
Land with tons of natural resources.
d)
A nickname for a part of the human body.
89.

Europeans who signed a contract with an American colonists to gain passage to North America.

a)

Native Americans

b)

Slaves

c)

Indentured Servants

d)

Colonists

90.

Navigation Acts

a)

A person or company who sells goods/products (merchandise)

b)

In: goods coming into a country

c)

Exit: goods going out of a country (selling)

d)

The specific laws passed by England to control the trade

91.
The Acts that were passed to control the colonial trade.
a)
Sugar Acts
b)
Navigation Acts
c)
International trade Act
d)
Stamp Acts

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